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Aretha Franklin Calls Her Surgery A Success

Aretha Franklin says her surgery was “highly successful” and thanks well-wishers for their prayers.

In a statement released Thursday to The Associated Press, the Queen of Soul says: “God is still in control. I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country.”

Franklin did not say what she was being treated for Thursday.

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‘Mandela Day’ Concert, Radio City Music Hall, N.Y.

Last month, the 68-year-old singer announced she was canceling all concert dates and personal appearances through May on the orders of her doctors.

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